Edmund "Edme" Henry (November 15, 1760 – September 14, 1841) was a

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and political figure in

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. He was born in

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, the son of a surgeon-major in the Régiment Royal Roussillon who settled on

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leaving his wife and family in

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. Henry attended the Collège Saint-Raphaël, studied law with Simon Sanguinet, received his commission as a notary in 1783 and set up practice in

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. In 1794, he moved to La Prairie. He was elected to the

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for Huntingdon County in 1810. Henry served as a major in the militia during the

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, taking part in the Battle of Châteauguay, and was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1822. Henry acted as seigneurial agent for Napier Christie Burton, the son of Gabriel Christie; he was also crown land agent for the seigneury of Prairie-de-la-Madeleine and served as commissioner for roads and bridges. In 1815, he established the villages of Christieville (later Iberville), Napierville, and

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. Henry was also part owner of the

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''Edmund Henry''. In 1828, he married Marie-Clotilde Girardin, the widow of Jean-Baptiste Raymond, after the death of his first wife Eunice Parker. In 1837, he founded Henry's Bank, with branches at La Prairie and Montreal; he was temporarily forced into bankruptcy after his bank manager absconded with the cash. He died in La Prairie.

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